Thread Naming: Your Name Ė ZombielandKeep all questions in this thread

A loud scream pierces the silence, waking you from a deep sleep. Not sure of whatís going on; you get out of bed to have a look around. With eye buggers still fresh on your face, you glance out your bedroom window to see a man giving a lady mouth to mouth. Her lifeless body just laying there in the manís arms, motionless, still. You continue to watch, hoping to see some kind of sign that she will be alright. Not one to just sit back and watch, you open your window and yell down to the man to see if there is anything you can do to help. He looks up at you, face covered in blood. You ask if he is ok, but there is no response. Itís been a few minutes now and your eyes are better adjusted to the dark. The man stands up, letting the womanís body fall to the ground. You can clearly see her face, or lack of. He looks you dead in your eyes and licks his lips. Then starts walking towards your front door, never taking his eyes off of you. You quickly close your window and reach for the phone to call for help, but the line is dead. Turning on the TV has the same results. All channels are off the air. Knowing your front door is locked, you think you will be safe, then, you hear it. The door was no match for the man and he is heading straight for you. The only way you survive this, ďOff With Their HeadsĒ.

Due Date: Sunday November 4th 11:59pm GMT

Idea:

Think Alice in Wonderland meets Resident Evil. If you donít know what that is, look it up. You can take any character from the movie (cartoon, or remakes) Alice in Wonderland and Zombiefy them. Be creative here, go wild and crazy. But remember to have fun.

Pedestals/Stands:

You do not have to create one, but it would be nice if you did. You can go as crazy as you want, or keep it basic.

Restrictions:

-Joint entries are allowed for this challenge, this means, you can have someone draw a concept for you, but you must do all the sculpting yourself.

-Your entry must be specifically created for this challenge. Do not use any pieces from previous works.

-You will be supplying your own base mesh for the competition, from which you will sculpt from. You can create your base mesh in any application (3dsmax, Maya, XSI, Cinema4D, Zspheres in Zbrush, etc) using any technique. Donít use any pre-made base meshes, you must build it specifically for this challenge.

-There are no lighting restrictions.

-You must create a W.I.P Thread to show off your work in progress.

- If you post in the final entry thread, you must also vote when the time comes. If you do not, your entry will be disqualified.

Final Pictures:

Required In The Final Post (1 post per entry):

- A picture of the original character you are making.

- 1 x Winning shot (render or screen grab). This image should consist of your object depicted in its most awesome angle.

- 1 x Beauty shot (render or screen grab). Feel free to put multiple angles of your object or just one big version or your object on this page. You are free to do whatever post effects you like on this image. Be careful how you do this though, simple is often better. Itís up to you.

- 1 x Construction shot of your base mesh and at least 3 shots (screen grab) of your sculpt as you work from beginning to end. Feel free to put more if you like, itís up to you.

- Concept Sheet (if you have one)

- Link to your W.I.P. thread

Prizes:

1st Place Prize: £30 worth of 3DTotal downloadable products. This can
include any 3DTotal ebooks, magazines issues, subscriptions or downloadable texture DVDs, and products can be chosen from here: http://shop.3dtotal.com/

2nd Place Prize: £10 worth of 3DTotal downloadable products. This can
include any 3DTotal ebooks or magazine issues, and products can be chosen from here: http://shop.3dtotal.com/

I just got really excited about entering this challenge and then saw the dates on it. Is there a way of closing down threads after challenges expire so we can only see active ones?

I came into the forums area and looked under challenges to see what I could have a crack at, and there is a bit of a muddle of open, not open, starts, threads, rules, etc. Can you separate out challenge descriptions from entries and galleries? Just a thought.

The way to seperate active challenges from expired challenges is to stick tem at the top.

Sticky threads represent active challenges, you will see them at the top of the forum. As that challenge draws closer to it's deadline, a Final Entry thread will appear. That too will be stuck at the top. Once the deadline is reached, voting is over and winners announced, the main challenge thread and final entry thread will be un-stuck. This removes it from the top, giving space for the next challenge to begin.

If anyone is looking for a challenge right now, head over to the MovieFest challenge